[linux-lvm] retro fit lvm?

From: Kirk Reiser <kirk braille uwo ca>

To: linux-lvm sistina com

Subject: [linux-lvm] retro fit lvm?

Date: Wed Jul 31 10:34:02 2002

Hi Folks: It seems to me this should be a FAQ but I couldn't find any
reference to it in any of the how-to's.
Is it possible to retrofit lvm onto an already existing file system?
The reason I am asking is I already have an ext3 set of disks and
partitions quite full of valuable data. I would like to change those
partitions over to lvm because it would solve one problem in
particular I am having which is a partition with many entries which
can not easily be split into separate partitions. My data is
currently about 280gb and I don't have the room to off load recreate
the partitions with lvm and then reload the data. So I was wondering
if I could retrofit lvm onto the already formatted and filled
partitions.
Any suggestions and pointers would certainly be appreciated.
Kirk